what were the reasons for the collapse of communism in eastern europe and the soviet union?

Gorbachev couldn't continue fundning and providing sufficient militaristic power to continute supporting the communist regimes in Eastern Europe and in the USSR...in addition to the fact that the majority of the public opposed communism.

Event to research: 1) Free elections in Poland, June 1989 2) Demand for reform in Eastern Germany, fall 1989, then the fall of the Berlin Wall 3) Communist government in Czechloslovakia resigned, Nov 1989 4) Revolution in Romania, overthrew communist ruler 5) resignation of communist cabinet in Albania...

bankrupt governments